To those who listen to bach casually, this new recording of the well tempered clavier, by till fellner, is sheer pleasureits legato line clean, graceful, and intelligently colored, its sound picture warm. Glenn gould, friedrich gulda more balanced, modern approach. Till fellner records bachs well tempered clavier book i. What are some good recordings of the welltempered clavier. Among classical music connoisseurs, the welltempered clavier book 1 wtc, or the 48 for short is widely regarded as one of the most influential works by j. The welltempered clavier is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by johann sebastian bach. Notable performances there are lots of recordings of the welltempered clavier available, and one can find them easily either through itunes and amazon, or in the more specialist eshops, such as presto one can find even rare records, such as giesekings or pollinis recordings of the welltempered clavier. He first gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the. This page was last edited on 14 february 2018, at 20. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. I first encountered the young austrian pianist till fellner two years ago at the risor festival. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742.
Reviewed by piero bergamaschi for your safety and comfort, read carefully ebooks the well tempered clavier vol 1 librarydoc91 pdf this our library download file free pdf ebook. Schirmer library of classics volume 1759 piano solo schirmers library of musical classics by e bischoff and johann sebastian bach nov 1, 1986 5. Till fellner records bachs well tempered clavier book i discussions of instrumental recordings. Beethoven the complete works for cello and piano heinrich schiff, cello philips, 462 6012 2000 w. With thousands of bach music performances committed to recordings, its hard to know where to begin. With pairings of preludes and fugues for each major and minor key, bachs masterwork still serves as one of the most potent tools for students of the piano. Welltempered clavier book i, bwv 846869 played by till. Prelude in c major, bwv 846 from the welltempered clavier, book i by johann sebastian bach. By johann sebastian bach, with commentaries by donald francis tovey. He won first prize in the clara haskil international piano competition in vevey, switzerland in 1993, and was awarded the mozartinterpretationspreis of the mozartgemeinde wien in 1998. The release while it has virtues, which i will get to below is being oversold. Heres an organ chorale with similar music to 890, all about angels, pastoral, bwv 607 from orgelbuchlein. Which book of bachs well tempered clavier is easier.
This prelude is an intentionally simple series of chord arpeggios, walking through some modulations in the vicinity of and returning back to c maj. Till fellner born 9 march 1972 is an austrian pianist. Thanks your visit fromthe well tempered clavier vol 1 librarydoc91 pdf ebook created date. Bach well tempered clavier book 1 fellner ecm 18534. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is.
The welltempered clavier, complete book 1 by johann. The well tempered clavier vol 1 librarydoc91 pdf keywords. Welltempered clavier, book 1 by kimiko ishizaka, released 19 march 2015 1. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and. I have other recordings, my favourite being roger woodwards. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and most. He gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the. This is a very close second excellent sound quality and played with sensitivity and deep feeling. It consists of one prelude and fugue for each of the 24 major and minor keys. While waiting to follow up on fellners answers to the questions i had emailed, i spent several hours listening to his ecm bach recordings of the welltempered clavier book i and twopart inventions, sinfonias and french suite no. After some practice, after having learned a few of these preludes and fougues, the fingering should become more natural and those fingering suggestions on the editions really become unneccessary.
In addition to being outstanding pianists, each has recorded bachs well tempered clavier and received great praise. Till fellner has premiered works by kit armstrong, harrison birtwistle, thomas larcher, alexander stankovski and hans zender. His unflinching legato playing is never overbearing. Fugue 7 eflat major, bwv 876 d prelude 10 e minor, bwv 855 d fugue g minor, bwv 885. For a long time instruments used to be tuned in such intervals between notes that transposition playing a melody in a key different from the originally intended one. Both books consist of 24 preludes and fugues going through all the keys, a total of 48 pieces in each volume, though some recordings give 24 tracks, one for. Bachs well tempered clavier to critical acclaim across europe, and has made it the backbone of his recital repertoire. Well tempered clavier book i, prelude c major we start our analysis with the, so to say, entry door into the 48, the well tempered clavier book i, prelude c maj. Which book of bachs well tempered clavier is easier overall.
Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. The well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 ecm new series, 185354 2004 l. The preludes and fugues that make up bachs welltempered clavier operate on multiple levels at once theyre a compilation of techniques for keyboard writing, a polemic on the. The preludes are from the open welltempered clavier project, and were made using musescore software. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open welltempered clavier project. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Prelude in c major, bwv 846 from the well tempered clavier, book i by johann sebastian bach. Get a free download from this performance in our my daily bach podcast. Till fellners recording for ecm of the first book of bachs well tempered clavier was recommended to me by a friend.
Many consider the two books of the welltempered clavier bachs finest keyboard collection. Most readers have likely heard of glenn gould, edwin fischer, sviatoslav richter, rosalyn tureck, andras schiff, angela hewitt, samuel feinberg, and friedrich gulda. Till fellners international career began in 1993 with the 1st prize at the. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. A most impressive 220page edition of the first volume of the welltempered clavier, these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources.
Samuil feinberg, tatiana nikolayeva, sviatoslav richter all different styles, all worth listening to intellectual. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by johann sebastian bach. Youthful viennese pianist till fellner has performed j. In this 2004 recording, the austrian pianist till fellner strikes a middle ground thats strikes. Bach the well tempered clavier, book ii, bwv 870893.
Ththe welltempered clavier of johann sebastian bach and the 32. A monument in the history of western music, the welltempered clavier represents not only the culmination of j. Friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book 1 2 cd. The welltempered, softspoken clavier the new york times. Germany 1685 1750 7073 sheet music 7753 mp3 1467 midi. Bachs own maturation process but also the impetus for the emerging style and structure of modern keyboard music. The other thing is that has both books available as pdf downloads refs 3 and 4, both in urtext unedited, notefornote and markformark as much as can be done with bachs manuscripts, from the original and in many edited, fingered and even commented editions.
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